Jailer, Jawan, Equalizer

Watched three more movies as mentioned above.

Jailer

• This movie was watched on Prime Video.
• I liked the movie.
• Movie though is serious movie is filled with several comedy moments and that makes it worthwhile.
• Movie does not feel slow at all.
  

Jawan

• This movie was watched on big screen.
• This movie is superb direction.
• It requires a south director. Certainly one from north could not have made a movie like this.
• I mean a north director could have made a movie but it would have been different to what this is presently.
• Basically the movie is like a high speed train and we get to see it or be a part of it.
• And just like Jailer the movie "takes off" quite fast.
• 10 minutes into the movie and the plot seems to have advanced quite fast.
  

Equalizer 3

• This movie was watched on big screen.
• Denzel Washington has become like death personified.
• Denzel has become like Grim Reaper or Azrael.
• I can't help but remember this song.
• In that song the duck becomes like death personified.
• Actually the director has got all the power.
• Cinema is nothing but "make believe".
  
• If he can convince you that what you're watching is true his job is done.
  

Ertugrul, Re/Member, Retribution

Watched three more movies as mentioned above.

Ertugrul Season 5 Episode 139

• Last I had watched till Episode 136
• The series proceeds and sad scene is encountered when Ertugrul's nephew is killed by Albasti who is nothing but Mongols agent.
• There are basically 5 parties in the conflict, Mongols, other Turkish tribes, Ertugrul tribe, Remnants of Seljuks, Remnants of Byzantine Empire
• The struggle for foothold in Anatolia or Asia Minor in Early Middle Ages is real.
• Worth watching.
  

Re/Member

• This Japanese movie was watched on Netflix.
• I liked the movie.
• The creature effects are too good.
• The stars of the movie are condemned to repeat the story until they get the details right that is shown in the movie.
  

Retribution

• This Liam Neeson starrer movie was watched on the big screen.
• Too good action.
• Movie would have been shot without much effort and time but still it is classic.
• It is set in Berlin but it could have been set in any modern city.
• Worth watching once.
  

Dreamgirl 2, Golda, Asteroid City

Watched three movies as mentioned above.

Dreamgirl 2

• This movie was watched on the big screen.
• Too good movie worth watching.
• It is totally different from Dreamgirl first part.
• All actors have done good roles.
  

Golda

• This movie was watched on big screen.
• Movie deals with Yom Kippur War which State of Israel was this close to getting lost.
• But US saves the day by providing planes.
• US also negotiates for peace and forecloses the involvement of USSR in the conflict.
  
• That is the conflict which will ultimately lead to US and Arab world getting closer and closer and isolation of USSR was complete as US had already got Peoples Republic of China into its fold by rejecting Republic of China in 1972.
• US lost Iran subsequently in 1979 but Afghanistan war got chance for US and Mujaheedin who came from all countries of the Muslim world including Arab world to come together again.
• In view from Israel side, this led to largest country of Arab World namely Egypt giving it recognition and acceptance and that was good for the country of Israel for its future.
  

Asteroid City

• This is a fictional account of a city in the desert.
• The have shown Looney Toones Road Runner as well.
• They have shown nuclear testing and Aliens as well.
• This city can be like a utopian city in the desert like they have shown in Oppenheimer.
• Or perhaps like cities built by colonial power Italy and France in Libya and Algeria respectively.
• Movie is okay to be watched once.
  

Jurassic Park 3, Blue Beetle, Arrival

Watched three movies as mentioned above.

Jurassic Park 3

• This 2001 movie was watched on Amazon Prime Video.
• Worth watching.
• This movie is earlier to Jurassic World movies.
• The creatures are realistic and adventure is good.
  

Blue Beetle

• This movie was watched on the big screen.
• Too good special effects.
• This is one movie which is better than what the trailer suggests I can definitely say that.
  

Arrival

• Watched this movie on Amazon Prime Video.
• Too good movie.
• Shows how military will try to communicate with Alien craft whose purpose was that Earth's military talk to each other and avoid conflict.
  

Childe, Gran Turismo, Gadar 2, OMG 2

Watched fout movies as mentioned above

Childe

• This South Korean movie was watched on big screen.
• I liked the movie.
• Nice acting and feels quite real.
• It deals with people who are of mixed race, namely Philipino and Korean.
• Worth watching once.
  

Gran Turismo

• This movie was watched on big screen.
• It deals with the story of a gamer who goes on to ride in racing cars for real.
• Worth watching once.
  

Gadar 2

• This sequel of 2001 movie Gadar has propelled Sunny Deol and his character Tara Singh to the galaxy of legends.
• This character would b e remembered for generations to come.
• Movie world is make believe but who can convince the viewers.
• People have given their stamp of approval and that is what matters.
  
• The story and character of Tara Singh is as true as it gets.
• Worth watching once and it does not matter if you have watched Part 1 or not.
  

OMG 2

• This movie is good movie. I watched on big screen.
• Initially I felt that A certificate for this movie is wrong.
• Now I feel the Censor Board did the right thing by giving it A Certificate.
• If it was not A certificate, few people may have protested and created disruption and both Gadar and OMG would have got affected.
• Now with A Certificate to OMG2, path was clear for one and all to go towards Gadar and that made it such a big hit.
• This movie is not bad at all.
• It deserves every single rupee it has earned and more.
• While OMG 1 dealt with Narayana whose avatar are Krishna and Rama, this movie deals with Mahadev or Shiva.
• The movie has dealt with the subject delicately and no where it brought out the fact that people worship Shiva Linga which is Phallus shaped deity representation.
• Without mentioning this single fact, it has handled the subject through other facts and examples and that makes it perfect and must watch
  

Queen Mary, Ertugrul, Doctor Strange, AHS

Watched few movies as mentioned above

Queen Mary

•  Watched this movie on big screen.
• Queen Mary as name suggests is a historical ship which is anchored off Long Island in New York.
• It is tourist attraction but more so because of its supposedly paranormal sightings.
• I liked the movie.
• Worth watching once.
  

Ertugrul : Episode 136

• Last I had watched was Episode 135
• The series proceeds as per plot.
• Worth watching.
  

Doctor Strange : In a Multiverse of Madness

• This movie was watched on Disney + Hotstar.
• Liked the movie.
• Especially how no one could deal with the Scarlet Witch and her terror could only end when she wanted it.
• Worth watching,
  

American Horror Story : Red Tide

• This is one powerful series consisting of six episodes.
• Set in Winter months in New England and how it remains deserted and it is unlike what it is in summer.
• But towards the end the series moves to that land of Hollywood California and ends abruptly.
• Why I would say that it ends abruptly?
• Because this is part of Season X i.e. 10 of American Horror story and there are ten episodes but they wrap it up in first six episodes and latter four episodes are something totally different.
• There could be plot which ruffled quite a feathers as they saya nd hence probably they wrapped it up.
• Or maybe they could not continue shooting in New England which is one area where people want to "preserve life the way it is".
• The series probably discredited their area and so the makers had to wrap it up.
• Or maybe summer moved in and as we saw in Jaws movie as well, towns in New England especially get flooded in by tourists from other places and population explodes like several times over, and the makers could not complete it.
  

Jaws, Adipurush

Watched several movies as mentioned above.

Jaws (1975)

• Watched this original Jaws movie on Amazon Prime video.
• Setting is New England i.e. the North Eastern part of United States.
• Realised why this movie is called as a classic.
• More than 2 hours long but it feels short and does not feel you have spent so much time watching it.
• Like I had said 1970's movie would be having few references to Second World War and in this case it is reference to USS Indianapolis.
• Roy Shneider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw have done great work.
• Especially Richard Dreyfuss looks so young and unlike how he looks now or in his later career.
• I felt young Richard Dreyfuss looks like Shakti Kapoor of Hindi film industry.
  

Adipurush

• I watched this movie on Netflix.
• I could not understand why there was criticism of the movie.
• The movie captures the story of Ramayan perfectly.
• The earlier Ramayan versions make you feel sympathy for Ravana and his gang.
• Because earlier Ravana is just as like Indians and Rama and his gang.
  
• But here the director makes Ravana as "the other".
• Ravana is unlike what Rama is.
• Even Lanka is unlike what Ayodhya is.
• That makes sense because this "otherness" will want to make you part of itself.
• That is why Sita resisted and rejected Ravana.
• There is a Ravana in all of us.
• Every time we want others to follow us on our path we are like Ravana.
• Ravana wanted Sita to "follow her" and Sita rejected the moves of Ravana.
• Ravana will always feel what he is doing is right.
• If we feel we are always right and want people whether specific or in general to follow us we are like Ravana.
  
• In the movie it is shown Ravana knew of his ultimate outcome and embraced it anyway.
• He wanted the ultimate defeat i.e. defeat in the hands of Rama and not surrender.
• But one thing I will say that Rama should have been without moustache.
• Maybe if you want to experiment you could have left Laxman with moustache and beard.
• Hanuman portrayal is too good.
• Also Rama and Sita don't gel well in the movie as a couple.
• Here I would like to point out that Hollywood movies and certain Bollywood movies do great (or are in right path) by showing kiss by couple as a sign of intimacy.
• Else what is difference between a celebrity and fan or person portraying God and his devotee.
• If a man and woman are couple or husband and wife they have to be shown kissing.
• In the movie after Ravana is defeated and killed in battle and Rama and Sita meet there could have been a kiss between them that is my feeling.
  
• But director could not have shown Rama and Sita kissing.
• As such movie is in controversy, and kiss between persons treated as Gods would have boiled the country like no other.
• One cannot imagine the amount of controversy it would have created and where it would have led the country to.
• Movie is must watch at least once.
• Like many good movies this movie also does not seem long inspite of being 3 hours long.